Young people

Young people call on Rachel Reeves to bring in wealth tax: ‘Our generation is losing hope’
Wealth Tax

Young people call on Rachel Reeves to bring in wealth tax: ‘Our generation is losing hope’

Rachel Reeves has previously ruled out a wealth tax – but young people have urged her to change her mind or lose the youth vote

Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
NEETs

Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million

The number of 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) has risen to 940,000, up 195,000 in just two years.

Rachel Reeves’s budget will need to be a feast of financial alchemy
Paul McNamee

Rachel Reeves’s budget will need to be a feast of financial alchemy

They tell us that if young people would only stop buying matcha they’d all be able to afford the life they want. Will Rachel Reeves deliver a budget that at least allows them to leave the nest?

Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?
Education

Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?

‘Cruel’ housing benefit ‘quirk’ forces thousands of vulnerable young people to give up work
Housing benefit

‘Cruel’ housing benefit ‘quirk’ forces thousands of vulnerable young people to give up work

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This iconic music venue is helping Manchester’s young migrants find their voice
Gavin Sharp

This iconic music venue is helping Manchester’s young migrants find their voice

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home
Housing

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home

I’ve had a knife pulled on me and seen people chased with machetes – so I had to do something
Sam Edmunds

I’ve had a knife pulled on me and seen people chased with machetes – so I had to do something

The TikTokification of politics: Will it engage young people or does it miss the point entirely?
Politics

The TikTokification of politics: Will it engage young people or does it miss the point entirely?

How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: ‘It’s one of the best things you can do’
Football

How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: ‘It’s one of the best things you can do’

Prince William’s Homewards project is building homes for homeless youngsters
Homelessness

Prince William’s Homewards project is building homes for homeless youngsters

‘Adults make dumb decisions’: What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?
Democracy

‘Adults make dumb decisions’: What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?

Votes at 16 is a victory for young people – but true democratic empowerment is still some way off
Matteo Bergamini

Votes at 16 is a victory for young people – but true democratic empowerment is still some way off

Giving 16-year-olds the vote: Will it beat far-right populism or does it play right into Farage’s hands?
Electoral reform

Giving 16-year-olds the vote: Will it beat far-right populism or does it play right into Farage’s hands?

This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis
Opera

This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis

Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: ‘We have a voice’
Protest

Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: ‘We have a voice’

Homeless young people slapped with £1,800 carpet bill after finally being housed
Homelessness

Homeless young people slapped with £1,800 carpet bill after finally being housed

Young people struggling to afford food face ‘stigma’ when seeking help: ‘We don’t feel welcome’
Food poverty

Young people struggling to afford food face ‘stigma’ when seeking help: ‘We don’t feel welcome’

The history of Oasis, through five iconic Big Issue interviews: ‘Liam’s an idiot… But he’s my idiot’
Oasis

The history of Oasis, through five iconic Big Issue interviews: ‘Liam’s an idiot… But he’s my idiot’

Labour should take a leaf out of Zohran Mamdani’s book and give young people something to vote for
Banseka Kayembe

Labour should take a leaf out of Zohran Mamdani’s book and give young people something to vote for

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans
Alice Jayde Wood

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans

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School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself
Chloe Jones

School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Employment

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?

From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues
Onside Takeover

From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues

I was a class clown and didn’t care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything
Onside Takeover

I was a class clown and didn’t care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything